5S OUR DOMESTIC FOAVLS. 



itself. Fowls of this breed lay well, but arc 

 not pleasing in appearance. Another breed, 

 known as the Friesland, is remarkable, from 

 having all the feathers frizzled or curled up 

 the wrong way. The appearance of these 

 fowls is very unsightly. This breed occurs 

 not only in Europe, but in the Deccan, and in 

 Java and Sumatra. From Japan and China 

 has been obtained the silk- fowl, so called from 

 its plumage, which is white, being all discom- 

 posed and loose, and of a silky appearance. 

 The comb and wattles are purple, and the 

 periosteum, or membrane covering the bones, 

 is black. 



There is also another breed from India, of 

 which we have seen several examples in which 

 the plumage is as usual, but the comb, wattles, 

 and skin, are of a dull purple-blue, and the 

 periosteum black. This variety is the Gallus 

 Morio of Temminck, and has been supposed, 

 but on no good grounds, to be a distinct spe- 

 cies. The flesh of this fowl, notwithstanding 

 the colour of the skin and bones, is white and 

 delicate. 



No breed is so handsome as the true game 

 race. The plumage is brilliant, the figure 

 admirable, and the gait stately. The flesh is 



